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Managing your debts and budgeting

If you are having difficulties with your finances and need advice around budgeting there are several places to get support and advice from. For local support contact Citizens Advice who can provide yo… Content last updated: 04 January 2023

Dangerous Structures

If after an inspection to assess the situation, the building or structure is considered to be imminently dangerous all reasonable steps are taken to contact the owner and if found they are given the o… Content last updated: 31 October 2019

Report a street light

The Authority has its own in house Street Lighting Section who carry out all repairs to the Street Lighting Network. Overhead cables supply some of the Authority’s lights and these may be the responsi… Content last updated: 04 April 2024

Flooding Emergencies

Be Prepared In a flood you may find you’re without lighting, heating or a telephone line. The following simple actions will help you to be prepared. The time to think about it is now – don’t wait unti… Content last updated: 25 November 2024

Riding Establishment licence

Where horses are kept for hire for riding or for the purpose of being used, in return for payment, or instruction in riding, then that establishment will need a licence under the Riding Establishments… Content last updated: 04 October 2018

Countryside Conservation

Countryside Conservation is usually delivered in partnership with other organisations. There are a complex, compact and varied range of nature conservation designations and priority habitats locally. … Content last updated: 26 April 2022

Countryside Volunteers

There are opportunities available for countryside volunteering. For further details and information please contact the Countryside Officer. Merthyr Tydfil & District Naturalists' Society Communit… Content last updated: 26 April 2022

The Importance of Play

To achieve a play friendly society that offers a wide range of play and recreational opportunities, it is necessary for all partners within the community to work together for this purpose. MTCBC ackno… Content last updated: 26 November 2024

Renovating your empty property

If your property is in need of repair or upgrading and has been empty for more than 2 years, you may be eligible for a reduced VAT rate of 5%. To claim this discount you must employ a builder that is… Content last updated: 08 July 2025

Work Placement Opportunities

At Inspire2 Achieve we are continuously networking with local employers to offer work placement opportunities to extend your CV with a view to moving you ever closer to employment. Our work placement… Content last updated: 07 March 2024

Advocacy for Carers

Advocacy is a process of supporting and enabling people to express their views and concerns, access information and services, and defend and promote their rights and responsibilities. Advocacy service… Content last updated: 07 October 2025

Home Care

Maintaining your Independence Home care services could help you with support in your own home with tasks such as support with personal care, which includes washing and dressing. Home care can provide… Content last updated: 11 April 2024

Merthyr Transforms Foster Care Support with enhanced Benefits Package

Merthyr Council have agreed to introduce an improved offer to local authority foster carers. This recognises and empowers local foster families, offering unprecedented financial and practical benefits… Content last updated: 03 December 2025

Foster Wales Merthyr

OVER the last two years, families across the country have been hit hard by the impact of the pandemic. With people not able to see loved ones, schools being closed and lines of support difficult to ac… Content last updated: 10 May 2022

Council asks for support in finalising ‘Economic Vision’

Merthyr Tydfil businesses and residents are being asked to help the Council finalise its ambitious 15-year plan to unlock the county borough’s ‘great economic potential’. A consultation carried out ea… Content last updated: 28 September 2021

The specialist store set to be Valleys runners’ Sole Mate!

South Wales Valleys running enthusiasts no longer need to travel to have their gait analysed for the most suitable footwear - thanks to the arrival of Merthyr Tydfil’s first specialist store. Sole Mat… Content last updated: 15 May 2023

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